Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra is the company’s most ambitious attempt yet to build a premium Windows laptop that can stand beside Apple’s pro notebooks. The 15-inch machine is the product of a close collaboration with Nvidia, and it is built around the new Arm-based RTX Spark chip family. That combination is meant to do something Windows laptops have not done well before: run demanding local AI models, handle creative applications, and play modern games on a device that still looks and feels like a high-end ultraportable.
The pitch is clear. This is not a mass-market notebook. It is a specialist machine for developers, AI experimenters, and power users who want CUDA acceleration and large amounts of unified memory in a Windows laptop. The entry model starts at $2,599, while the configuration reviewed here costs $5,900 and includes the top RTX Spark N1X chip, 128GB of unified memory, and a 1TB Gen 5 SSD. That price places it firmly in MacBook Pro territory, and the comparison is unavoidable.
Key facts at a glance
- Product: Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch Windows on Arm laptop co-engineered with Nvidia.
- Price: Starts at $2,599; the reviewed top model is $5,900.
- Display: 15-inch 3:2 mini-LED touchscreen, 3270 x 2180 resolution,
Source:The Verge News